As someone who spent many years operating in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other underdeveloped countries facing existential security threats, I was recently asked about my reaction to President Obama’s plan for fighting ISIS. My immediate response is that the President’s current plan seems half-hearted at best. American air power has significant reach and accuracy, but ultimately […]
Private Military Contractor's have been heavily involved in modern armed conflicts around the world, providing strategic advice and training to military personnel of many countries. Although these companies started out solely providing support services, they quietly have been taking over combat missions and are beginning to set a new precedent in modern warfare. They have […]
A government-partnered agency outlined its desperate need for medical personnel in a listserv email Tuesday. Those curious what fighting Ebola in West Africa would look like need wonder no longer. In an email to a business development listserv, an agency called Canyon Concepts Services, Inc (CCSi) outlined the U.S.’s plans for Liberian intervention in a roadmap […]
West Africa faces the largest Ebola epidemic in history. Every day, in extreme heat and humidity, health care workers are performing life-saving tasks to stop the spread of the virus. They face many obstacles in providing timely care to patients—heat stress caused by Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), lengthy infection control measures that leave no room for […]
Two employees have filed a lawsuit against DynCorp International Inc., a private military contractor that specializes in aviation facilities, training and equipment. According to the complaint, the employees allege that the company illegally overcharged for labor when it subcontracted its services to Northrop Grumman Corp. as part of a U.S. Army contract in Afghanistan. If […]